Although the UACS was in development for more than three years, its market launch falls right on the heels of the passage of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, which creates a new requirement for the federal government and other government agencies using federal funds to purchase technology that is accessible to the disabled.
While the UACS marks Pitney Bowes' first effort to develop office equipment to help bring people with disabilities into the workforce, it is only one of many Pitney Bowes technological innovations.
The UACS, as the recipient of a Computerworld Smithsonian Award nomination, was inducted into the permanent Smithsonian Research Collection on April 12th at an event at the National Mall at the Smithsonian Institute.
